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Welcome to Crofts Corners ...

Crofts Corners is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crofts Corners: Crofts Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Crofts Corners for more information about variations on the name of Crofts Corners.

Crofts Corners is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crofts Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Crofts Corners: 845 & 329<3>

Communities near Crofts Corners ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crofts Corners.

  • Spring Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm Tree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Newburgh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgefield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
  • Ossining
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Peekskill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beacon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
  • Haverstraw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crofts Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crofts Corners.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crofts Corners. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crofts Corners.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crofts Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Crofts Corners.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crofts Corners ...

Looking for more information about Crofts Corners? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crofts Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crofts Corners.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crofts Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Crofts Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Crofts Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.